Description
An elegant, aging socialite stands trial for the murder of a young man, and the courtroom drama opens onto the secrets, desires, and compromises that have shaped her life. As the story moves between the present and the past, it explores the costs of clinging to beauty and youth in a society that measures women by their appearance and desirability. With incisive psychological insight and a sharp eye for privilege, vanity, and social expectation, the novel offers a haunting portrait of a woman confronting the consequences of her choices.
Available Editions
paperback
Adelphi
Published Jan 1, 2007
204 pages
ISBN: 9788845921476
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Details
First Published
1936
Language
eng
Translation
Original: Jezabel
From: fra
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Jezebel by Irène Némirovsky.